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Canopy of color

100920.N.BD.Autumnmeet1.jpg — A cross country team walks under a canopy of colorful maples Tuesday, Oct. 6, before the Mid-State Conference Championship meet at Ruttger's on Bay Lake. The towering maples at the resort provided the backdrop for the running event. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

October 08, 2020 at 3:43 PM

A cross-country team walks under a canopy of colorful, towering maple trees Tuesday, Oct. 6, before the Mid-State Conference Championship meet at Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.